Chapter 10: The Traditional Route

“Umm, I’m sorry?” Eloise asked, giving her the benefit of the doubt.

Alina crossed her arms in front of her chest.

“Don’t act innocent now. I know why you’re doing all of this—you want Vaughn’s money. And I won’t be surprised if you want him too.”

Eloise frowned.

“For all you know, Vaughn was the one who proposed all of this. I agreed because I needed the money. But don’t forget that you need the baby too,” she countered.

Alina’s face became red, and she seemed not to know how to refute Eloise’s statement.

“I don’t care how your deal was made,” she said. “All I know is that you better not come between the two of us. I didn’t work this hard for our relationship just for a beggar like you to come and ruin it.”

Eloise sighed in disbelief. She was about to respond when Vaughn came back.

The cunning look on Alina’s face suddenly turned sweet, and she wrapped her arms around his biceps, leaning against him while smirking at me.

“Let’s go?” she asked him, very in contrast with how she